The 10-time Oscar-nominated film Roma is receiving an album of songs inspired by the film featuring contributions from artists like El-P, Ibeyi, Patti Smith, Laura Marling, and DJ Shadow. Today sees the release of a song from the compilation by Beck, enlisting backup vocal help from Feist to cover Colourbox’s 1982 song “Tarantula.” The lush cover sounds like it could have easily fit on Beck’s latest record, 2017’s Colors, swapping the electronic components of the original for orchestral strings and piano.
Roma was directed by Alfonso Cuarón, whose previous directing credits include Gravity, Children of Men, and Y Tu Mamá También. This week, it was nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Foreign Film. Billie Eilish’s “When I Was Older” was released earlier this month as the compilation’s lead single.
Below, listen to “Tarantula” as well as Beck’s 2017 KEXP interview with DJ Morgan following the release of Colors.
After a several year gestation period, Beck finally released his long-awaited album Colors. Written and produced with Greg Kurstin, Colors (out now via Capitol Records) is the most upbeat, relentlessly danceable album he's made in more than a decade. The shapeshifting artist recently talked to KEXP…
All photos and review by Bebe Labree Besch (view set)
It's hard to believe, but west coast one-time wunderkind Beck turns 45 years old today. The junior high school dropout has gone from self-released cassettes, to a surprise smash hit with "Loser", to Grammy Award-winning artist. He's tackled styles from the soulful slide of Midnite Vultures to the N…
